“For God So Loved the World”

“For God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

"In a word, it was not Christ who died; it was Death." Fulton Sheen

"It was not for societies or states that Christ died, but for men." C.S. Lewis

“Ultimately, it is not the birth of a man born into this world that we celebrate; rather, it is His death and resurrection as the living Son of God. If Christ had not risen from the grave and ascended into Heaven, he would have been forgotten as a common criminal whose birthday would have no significance. It is Easter, not Christmas, that makes us Christians!” Gary Bauer

“You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing is worth dying for, when did this begin? Should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots of Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard round the world?” Ronald Reagan

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Breaking the legs took away the support of the legs for breathing during crucifixion and brought death more quickly. If the legs were not broken, death would have come more slowly and with much more suffering.

re: "I simply pointed out that Christ is unique, and you go into a tirade trying to paint him as merely mortal. Well he was mortal, he came into the world in a mortal body to more fully understand the human condition and how we are tempted by Satan. But Christ is also GOD incarnate, and as such is unique among humanity. We are all made in the LIKENESS of GOD but we will never be perfect as Christ was."

You missed my point. To me, Christ's message is that none of is "merely mortal". To make him "unique" in this respect is to deny his message and render his suffering pointless.

Perhaps the idea that we are all "God incarnate" is too much a burden. Perhaps that's why Jesus still weeps over his angst ridden followers.

No, we are not all *GOD incarnate* only Christ can claim that distinction, and thus his uniqueness. It is only through Christ that we are saved, not of our own works or deeds. If we were all GOD incarnate, then we would not need his salvation.